Friday, 31 March 2017

Hello
Friday the end of the working and school week and the start of the
weekend, this weekend I have told the girls I want a quiet one so no
visitors over the weekend please. Anyway here is this weeks five
things for Friday.

Stinking
hot one day

Cool and
wet the next

Debbie
causing a lot of destruction in Queensland

Followed by
torrential rain in not just Qld but in NSW as well

Tim so
exhausted he isn't well, so called in sick today, he needs to rest

For all
those who are interested I have increased my daily workout to 1hr
15mins each morning, getting up at 4.30am now and I also added 15
mins at around lunch time to take my daily workout up to 1hr 30 mins
each day. The morning workout is all yoga, I have increased the sets
of each exercise from2 to 3 sets each, the lunch time workout is
different I am doing what is called a bike ride but is just walking
on the spot over an course that takes around 6 mins at the moment as
I went back to the beginners course and I can tell you that 6 mins
takes a lot out of me. In time though I hope that changes and
increases.

Thursday, 30 March 2017

What is it
with news readers and other female television presenters with long
skinny bony necks, I find looking at them makes me feel uncomfortable
and they all wear tops and dresses that do nothing to hide their
necks.

I guess
such necks creep me out like some people (my daughters) get freaked
out by feet, I also do not like looking into someone’s eyes, when
my girls were little if they got something in their eye it was ask
your dad to look at it I couldn't and still cannot.

Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Ok as most
people know I watch Sunrise of a morning but you know what annoys me
is when on days like today they have a special broadcast and repeat
the same news over and over again I get it Cyclone Debbie is big news
she will be destructive and will affect the lives of many people but
it is still somewhat annoying.

It is now
315pm and I am at last getting back to the computer, this morning I
had to go to the chemist to get Leo's Webster pack for school and of
course take it to the school for him, I also bought more ice cream
for him and this afternoon Tim went mad because I let him have ice
cream this morning after his cereal, whatever Tim I don't care what
you think about this I said it was ok and I am the one here with him.

When I got
home a few minutes ago I got distracted and nearly reversed the car
into the house,and of course Tim went off but I said didn't hit
anything, didn't do and damage so get over it, I was listening to
Blain and his friends and not taking any notice of what I was doing.

Blain just
walked in his mum rang him and told him he has to be here when she
gets here,she annoyed or angry about something and wants to talk to
him face to face.

Leo had his
school photos done today and said he isn't in the class photo as he
wouldn't behave or something. I hope that isn't the case as his mum
paid $40 for the school photos.

Ok started
this yesterday morning, came back to it yesterday afternoon and now
it is Wednesday morning and I am back at it, just got distracted
yesterday afternoon and didn't get it finished, this morning there is
more news about Debbie but at least there is other stuff on Sunrise
and not just Debbie, people are being told to stay home and not go
out if they don't need to. Debbie lasted all day yesterday and into
last night, it is being reported as one of the worst cyclones to hit
Queensland in a bloody long time because it lasted for so long,
thankfully none of my family live in the affected areas. At the same
time they say it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be it was
only because it lasted so long that it is considered so bad.

Of course
they are saying that the price of tomatoes and bananas and sugar will
rise because of the cyclone.

I have
increased my exercise workout of a morning from 60 minutes to this
morning 80minutes and of course I am doing them 7 days a week.

Mum saw the
specialist about her hip replacement yesterday she is now on the
waiting list for the surgery the doctor said the wait should be
around 9 months which is what both her and I thought it would be.
She also said when he was examining her that he hurt her a lot she
was nearly in tears as was my sister Sue who took her to the
hospital, Sandra was unable to go with her due to the time of the
appointment it was in the afternoon and Sandra had her daughter she
had to get from school.

There is a
plan to pay people to adopt children the reports are that people
could be paid up to $35,000 per year now this is new for Australia
but it is something that has been around in other counties for a
while well that is what they said on the news.

Well now I
am going to post this rambling post this morning at long last.

Monday, 27 March 2017

Good morning all here we are at
another Monday another start to the working or school week I am up
dressed and exercised and now waiting for the boys to arrive yes boys
both Blain and Leo will be here and I hope I do not have a repeat of
last Monday.

Didn't do much in the way of
blogging over the weekend as Tim wanted to use his computer and who
am I to tell him he can't did manage to read some blogs each day
around maybe 20-25 blogs but didn't get back here to read comments
nor write anything but I guess that is life.

This morning after I take the
boys to school I have to go and do a few things for mum as I do each
pension day for her,banking money into Dawson's account for her to
pay for his Chrisco which for those who don't know is a Christmas
Hamper company. He orders gifts for his parents and grandparents and
since he doesn't get pocket money mum is ok giving him the money for
this.

Dawson is for the most part a
good kid well he isn't actually a kid any more he will be 18 in a few
days on the 1st April. There will be family party for him
next weekend at his dad's house which I will be attending.

Many may have heard of Cyclone
Debbie just for those who do not know it will be no where near me it
is in the top end of the country in a different state but it is
suppose to be a very destructive cyclone and I hope it doesn't do as
much damage as they are predicting.

Ok have taken the boys to school
and now I am hoping to get this finished and posted it is now 11.30
and I started this at 7.30. The boys were well behaved this morning
although when the school rang at 10am I was oh no what's happened but
all good just rang to tell me Leo needs more medication by Wednesday
so I rang the chemist and arranged that will have to pick it up
tomorrow and take it to the school.

I went to the GP and asked about
weight loss surgery she has referred me to a guy in Gosford about 45
minutes away I think anyway the GP told me the surgery will be
between $6,000 and $8,000 my sister said her sister in-law and a
couple of other people she knows have had it and thought it was about
$7,000.

So on Saturday night Tim went
online and enquired about health cover and joined a health fund which
was going to cost him $57 a week and I would have to wait a year to
have the surgery. So I worked out he would be paying around $3,000 in
premiums and our out of pocket would still be around $3,500 according
to the doctors website so we would only be saving between $500 and
$1,500. I told Tim I thought it made more sense to just save the
money and have the surgery in a years time, so he will ring up and
cancel the health cover in the next week or so you have a month to
cancel if you change your mind.

Wednesday, 22 March 2017

More women are
dying of heart attack then men because women don't generally get the
“Hollywood” style of heart attack where there is a lot of chest
pain, women are more likely to feel nausea and back pain or stomach
pains. It seems that women are 50% more likely to die of a heart
attack then a man,not only do we have different symptoms but we
ignore the symptoms for longer and just carry on because we don't get
that terrible chest pain you see in the movies and tv shows. There
have been many times when I have had chest pain but always assume it
is just ingestion and do nothing other then take a Mylanta tablet and
hope it goes away. Does this come as a surpise to me..........Nope

There is a lot
of salt in bread and some breads have more salt then a packet of
potato chips,and it isn't just white bread but wholemeal and some
flat breads as well, also doesn't come as a surprise to me.

Yesterday
afternoon there was what reported as a seize in Tights Hill which is
in town about 15-20minutes from where I live, a guy who the day
before stabbed three people unknown to him and robbed a store was on
the roof of an apartment complex he was on the damn roof for 17
hours he came down around 5am this morning, this hard ass bitch
doesn't get why they had to spend so long negotiating with fella but
I get you can't shoot the dickhead because that would be wrong. The
residents living around the area had a terrible night as they had to
leave their home and wasn't allowed back till around 6am that would
have pissed me off.

Seems
that people prefer a good old book with pages over Ebooks this also
doesn’t come as a surprise I prefer a normal book over and Ebook
you don't have to charge book and you can carry it everywhere.

Days
after a mid-air emergency that saw a propeller fly off a Rex plane
bound for Sydney, the airline has taken action and grounded five
similar model aircraft. The propeller was found close to homes
yesterday not were they thought it would be, it had to be winched out
as it was 150kgs in weight and some were surprised it was found so
quickly.

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

Good
afternoon, well here we are at the end of another day here in Newie
been a pretty warm/hot day again. This afternoon while watching telly
with Tim I commented that I was really tired and Tim said why didn't
I go have a nap, so I did, I slept for over an hour then it was time
to get ready and go and get Leo from school this afternoon.

Been a pretty
lazy day for me not doing much at all no appointments, no laundry to
do,only the usual housework that needs to be done day in and day out.

Leo said he
had a better day at school not great but better, also when he got
home he asked for a toasted ham & cheese sandwich, also had a not
from the school to order ham & cheese toasted sandwiches next
Tuesday and he said he wanted me to order 2 for him, I will order 1 I
think as he doesn't eat much at school.

I am still
feeling stiff and sore but I am still working out each morning.

On Sunday when
Tim and I returning from going to my parents place he had something
he wanted to do with the caravan and the we went to the shops, well
on the way from mum & dad's place to Warners Bay Plaza he started
again about my weight and how much I eat and that he wants me to have
weight loss surgery and wants me to as the doctor about it when I see
her on Wednesday. I ended up snapping and telling him I get it and to
give it a rest, he said he just wanted to make his point, I said
point made, now you are just making me mad.

I know he
loves me and worries about my health but nagging me about my weight
only gets me pissed off. He said the exercisers are not working this
is all because I am stiff and sore and can barely move at times, I
said it takes time for the exercisers to pay off but I think he
expects to see a change in a weeks time but I know it takes longer.

I have never
been interested in having weight loss surgery but I have agreed to
speak to the doctor about it which I will do tomorrow when I go to
the doctors for my yearly care plan.

Monday, 20 March 2017

Well here we are
at another day, can't say the day started off that great well the
getting up and exercising was find and I even managed to put my knee
high stocking on without much trouble but around 8am things went
south.

The boys (Blain &
Leo) got into a punch up which was annoying and frustrating and made
me yell but what really made me see red and lose it with Blain was
when Leo had fallen to the floor and Blain started kicking him in the
ribs. As far as I am concerned kicking a person when they are down is
a cowardly thing to do, as Jessica said when I told her if they were
drunk it would be understandable or if one was frightened and
fighting for their life kicking someone would be understandable but
this was two little boys fighting over nothing really so such an
action was uncalled for.

When I dropped
Leo off at school he said he was sorry that he upset me and told me
he loved me, and could never hate me, the hate me bit was because as
we were leaving this morning I stopped at the top of the driveway and
asked if one of the boys would get out and get the catalogues off the
letter boxes and neither would so in a huff I got out and said
sometimes it is as if you hate me. I was just in a mood.

After taking the
boys to school I went and had my mammogram done and on the way home I
rang and spoke to Natasha and explained to her while I lost it with
Blain even though she was on the phone to Blain while all this
fighting went down. I wanted to explain things in a calm manner she
said she will be speaking to Blain about kicking when she gets him
from school this afternoon as she also agreed you do not kick someone
when they are on the ground.

She also said
that Blain will not be going to is mates place after school today
because of his behaviour this morning.

Natasha said she
is having a lot of attitude from Blain on Friday mornings and Mondays
after he gets back from his dad's place the problem on Fridays is
because he doesn't want to go to his dads and he often returns in a
right mood as well.

I think the fact
that Blain knows his dad doesn't like Steve and thinks Natasha is
being stupid for supporting him has something to do with why Blain
doesn't want to be with his dad, Blain like most children want to see
his mum happy. Also Jono is very strict and Blain has to do chores
and homework and and can't get away with stuff like he does when he
is with his mum.

Sunday, 19 March 2017

I
was nominated for the Sunshine award by Diane at
http://ouiinfrance.com/
if you don't already follow her go and check her out, here are the
questions she gave me to answer along of course with my answers. I don't nominate people though

What’s
your life philosophy or motto?Life's
to short to be miserable you’d like.

Have
you ever seen a ghost?

No
but have felt a spirit with me, while laying in bed there have been
times when I have felt someone sit next to me and touch me but there
is no one there.

How
do you relax after a long day?

Have
a hot bubble bath

Do
you have a favorite book or movie?No
not really at different times in my life there have been movies I
really enjoyed and watched a number of times but no over all
favourtie

What’s
your worst habit?

Eating
too much

Are
you a morning person?

Hell
yes, I get up at 5am and exercise and blog and if I have to have an
appointment I prefer a morning one, straight after I take Leo to
school works best for me

What’s
your favorite childhood memory?

What
comes to mind is the things I did with dad, like running power to the
garage or wallpapering the kitchen

What’s
the craziest thing you’ve ever done?

I
don't do crazy

What
do you get really, really excited about?

Christmas
and holidays

What
is something you’ve done recently that is worth remembering?

Damn
I can't think of a single thing

If
you had the power to change anything about the country you live in,
what 3 things would you change? Be as serious as you’d like.

The
cost of domestic airfares, they are ridiculously high cheaper to fly
overseas sometimes then to fly anywhere in the country.

Our
internet speed it is too damn slow in some parts of the country and
too damn expensive

How
much we pay those who serve in the military and police force and such
they deserve more money for willing putting themselves in hams way to
protect the rest of us.

Saturday, 18 March 2017

Good
morning all I am up dressed and stiff and sore, my back the last
couple of days has been giving me a lot of trouble, why you wonder,
well each morning when I exercise I do 30-35 minutes of yoga type
exercises to help strengthen my back and give me more movement aka
flexibility in my back and legs at the moment I have very little so
at the moment I am stiff and sore and movement hurts but in the long
run these exercises should improve my movement in the short term
there is pain and stiffness.

The
above was written yesterday Friday morning this morning Saturday
morning I am not as stiff and sore and have increased my yoga workout
to 45 minutes by adding two extra exercises so this morning I did 70
minutes of exercise up 10minutes on the usual.

It
is still wet here but I don't need to go out at all so that's good,
Leo will be here hopefully around lunch time and not before as his
mum is working this afternoon/night. There is some event on at the
Hope Estate Winery called the Hot Dub Machine no idea what that is
though but for Jessica it means work and work means money so she is
happy and Leo has no problem staying with Nanna & Papa, although
Papa will be at work all day today.

Since
I started this I have read around 30 blogs and had breakfast and
watched a bit of telly and now I generally feel like my head is going
to fall off it is heavy and kinda stuffed up and I keep sneezing and
coughing and part of me just wants to go back to bed as I am feeling
pretty tied but Leo will be here soon so that isn't going to happen.

Friday, 17 March 2017

Hello Friday
and this Friday I can post could have posted last Friday if I had
thought to use Tim's computer like I am now doing and have been doing
all week, oh well sometimes we are a little slow to realise things,
this Friday like all Fridays will be long and busy as it is the main
day I go shopping.

Thursday, 16 March 2017

So we have had
a string of wet days here with cool mornings and warm days and the
last two days when I did Natasha's laundry I had to use the dryer to
dry it, well this afternoon I done a load of my own washing and when
it was done I went outside expecting to throw it in the dryer but it
was fine and sunny so hung it on the line and now I have sweat
dripping off me.

When I went to
hang the washing out I was missing a heap of pegs found them all
broken on the ground will be saying something to Leo about that, also
I am going to need a new laundry basket as the one I have is breaking
also thanks to Leo.

At times Leo
can be a destructive little sod, the other day I found him in the
laundry stabbing the box I use for the recycling with a streak knife,
when I asked him what he was doing he said just stabbing, when asked
why he was stabbing he said just feel like it. Took the knife off him
and explained that I do not like him to do such things and you can't
go around stabbing stuff,his reply well it is just a box not a living
thing,he then went on to explain that you cannot stab living things
because it would hurt them and they may die and that is wrong but a
box is ok because it has no feelings and cannot die. I didn't know
how to respond to that other then to say it makes a mess and can
destroy something I am still using.

In about 10-15
minutes I will be leaving to go get Leo from school, so may not get
this finished and posted till after I get back from doing that he is
going home to his house tonight and again tomorrow night but I think
Jess has work on Saturday so he will be back here then.

Also I stink
from the sweating, good thing I am not going out around people this
afternoon, yes I use deodorant every day proper deodorant not that
body spray stuff well I use that too with the proper deodorant I
think too many people mistake body spray for proper deodorant, just
saying.

Back again the
thermometer in the car said it was 30°c when I got in it to go get
Leo,no wonder I was dripping in sweat, heat and wet weather equals
hot and sticky I will be going to have a nice relaxing bath when I am
finished this.

Back to Leo
and knifes and scissors he has a thing for these items, he takes
after his mother when she was a child she had a fascination with
knifes and scissors as well. She once stormed into the house into
the kitchen crapped a large knife and was starting to leave the house
saying “I'll teach the little shit” she was referring to one of
the neighbours son who was about the same age as her. I of course
stopped her and took the knife off her and told her you cannot go
around threatening people with knifes just because they have pissed
you off. She thankfully out grew that stage.

Well I am off
to have a bath and will be back tomorrow, hope you all have a good
night or day depending on when you read this.

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Seems Aussie
kids are some of the worst behaved in the western world, teachers are
complaining that they are unable to discipline and control children
there is a call for parents to discipline children and I have to
agree I often see some terrible behaved children but a big part of
the problem is how do parents and teachers discipline you are not
allowed to spank, you cannot yell at them, in fact some so called
expects say you should sit the child down and calmly tell them what
they are doing wrong and send them to a time out for a few minutes.
Teachers have it harder in my opinion the list of all they can't do
in way of discipline is so damn long they have no idea what to do.
Thanks to the do-gooders of the world, kids these days have no
respect and no consequences for their hideous behaviour. Parents need
to parent and stop trying to be "friends" with their kids.

Ok Justin
Bieber is in the news again after he got caught giving a mouth full
of abuse to someone who yelled out to him to say something to his
fans while he was chillin in what was suppose to be a secluded
location. His response was a mouth full of foul language and to give
the finger to the person not good, yeah I get he wants his space and
privacy but he is a public figure and these things happen he should
have just turned his back and said and did nothing, not good for his
young fans to see him carry on in such a manner.

Leo is acting
crazy by laying behind me while I sit here typing, he said to tell
you all I am his swag nanna and you cannot have me.

I have now
returned after taking Leo to school, it is a cool wet day outside
this morning.

In Queensland
a dad is annoyed that the parents with prams parking signs show a
woman with a baby not a man and a woman and mentioned how a lot of
men get strange looks when they take their child into a parents room
to take them to the toilet or change their nappy as if this is
something only women can do, I say way to go, women want men to be
more involved but when they try the get weird looks as if they are
doing something wrong.

I forgot to
mention that yesterday was my niece Kelli's birthday she is now I
think about 23, I call her my sweetheart this started a few years
back when her and Daemon (her son) lived here with me and Tim, Daemon
was only 2 at the time and now he is 5 and going to school. Kelli is
my sister Sue's youngest child.

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Hi
today I am going to talk a little about cot death or SIDS why well
because this morning I saw a story about putting babies to sleep in a
cardboard box to help prevent SIDS the report said they have been
used in Norway and Finland since the 1930's.

Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome or Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) is
a term used to describe the sudden and unexpected death of a baby.
SUDI may be the result of a serious illness or a problem that baby
may have been born with, but most SUDI deaths occur as a result of
either SIDS or a fatal sleep accident.

When
no cause for the death can be found, it is called ‘SIDS’.SIDS, is
the sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well
baby. In Australia in 2013, 117 babies died suddenly and
unexpectedly, of those deaths, 54 were identified as SIDS. Despite
these deaths, SIDS is rare and the risk of your baby dying from it is
low.

Most
deaths happen during the first 3 months of a baby’s life. If a baby
is born premature or with a low birth weight they are at greater
risk, and SIDS is also more common in baby boys. Most unexpected
deaths occur while the child is asleep in their cot at night.

what the box contains

I
remember when my girls where babies I would go and check on them
during the night often placing my hand on their chest to make sure
they were breathing if couldn't tell by looking at them. Also I used
the baby sleeping bag thing for them to sleep in during the colder
months to keep them warm over using a blanket to cover them.

However,
SIDS can also occur when a baby is asleep during the day or,
occasionally, while they are awake. Mothers can reduce the risk of
SIDS by not smoking while pregnant or around the baby after it is
born or while breastfeeding and always placing the baby on their back
when sleeping.

Finland
has one of the world’s lowest infant death rates of just 3.3 per
1000 in 2013, compared with Australia at 10 per 1000.
However, many experts say that the use of a box for baby to sleep in
does nothing to prevent SIDS, this mother can see the logic behind it
the box isn't much bigger then the baby there is no room for a pillow
which we all know shouldn't be used with a baby but still far too
many mothers do use because they thing the baby looks uncomfortable.
The baby isn't able to roll onto its stomach, there is no room for
stuffed toys so really all round safer.

In
Finland expectant mothers are given the box in what is a starter kit
with clothes, sheets and toys, the maternity package is a gift from
the government, here in Australia all new mums can get a baby bundle
which is also a free gift from the government, however it doesn't
come in a box that can be used for baby to sleep in and I think maybe
it should.

The
box in Finland also contains a mattress in the bottom so the baby is
sleeping on something. Mothers
have a choice between taking the box, or a cash grant, currently set
at 140 euros, but 95% opt for the box as it's worth much more.

Babies
who die of SIDS are thought to have problems in the way they respond
to these stresses and how they regulate their heart rate, breathing
and temperature. Although the cause of SIDS is not fully understood,
you can reduce the risk. By doing the following.

Place
your child on their back to sleep. The safest place for them to sleep
is in a cot in a room with you for the first 6 to 12 months.

Do
not smoke while you are pregnant or after your baby is born, and do
not let anyone else smoke in the same room as your baby.

SIDS
and Kids recommend sleeping a baby in a cot next to the parent’s
bed for the first 6-12 months of life.

Don't
have baby sleeping in the same bed as yourself, although I did with
all my girls and grandbabies.

Never
sleep with your baby on a sofa or an armchair, did this too

Do
not let your baby get too hot.

Keep
your baby’s head uncovered. Their blanket should be tucked in no
higher than their shoulders.

Place
your baby on their back to sleep from the very beginning, for both
day and night sleeps. This will reduce the risk of cot death. It’s
not as safe for babies to sleep on their sides as on their backs.
Healthy babies placed on their backs are not more likely to choke.

When
the baby is old enough to roll over, don’t prevent them from doing
so, how you are to do that they can't tell you.

Monday, 13 March 2017

Rioters who wear
masks could be sentenced to 15years in gaol this is the call after
the problems with rioters over the weekend at the Moomba sounds good
but can this woman see it happening, not really the judges and
magistrates in this country are a bunch of gutless wimps.

Adele was
attacked by mozzies during a recent performance her in Aus does this
come as a surprise to any Aussie, me thinks not. Also turns out to
get on a stage that is in the middle of a venue she is wheeled passed
them in a box so she can just appear on stage as if by magic.

There is a new
push for car manufactures to make cars that stop people for texting
while driving the first thing that popped into my head when I heard
this what if they do it via the Bluetooth in the car then I would be
screwed while travelling as it is my phone not Tim's that automatic
connects to the cars bluetooth not Tim's. Yes his car is synced in
but it is mine the connects when we are both in the car I think this
is because I drive the car most thus it is generally my phone
connected to the bluetooth. Also a good idea but really I have no
problem with heavy fines and loss of licence why do we have to have
the technology, why can't people just grow up and do the right
thing.

Justin Bieber
insulted people while he is here, because he didn't want selfies
taken with all and not nice but I wouldn't want people crapping me
and taking a selfie with me so I do get that at times someone like
him would feel his personal space is being invaded. Just to add I am
not a Bieber fan yeah some of his songs are ok but wouldn't call
myself a fan. I also know that a lot of famous people can be and act
like assholes and they should know what happens when you are famous
but still I get that at times they lose their shit just like any
other person.

Leo is having the
day off school as his voice is still not great coming and going and I
really don't see the point in sending him, I will let him have
another day to recover. At this stage I am unsure of how Tim is
yesterday he felt pretty sick, taking cold tablets and sleeping a lot
he said if he is still not feeling better he said he will call in
sick today so we will see when he gets up. He is on afternoon starts
so has time to see how he feels once he wakes up.

The CSIRO has
developed a telehealth device that older people can use in their own
home to monitor their health they conducted a 12 month trial of the
device. The
use of telehealth systems and technologies to provide patient care
have long been touted as a solution to ease the burden on Australia’s
health system, and a recent study completed by the CSIRO has provided
the most compelling evidence yet of their benefits

The
12-month trial was conducted in conjunction with a number of partners
and involved trialing telehealth systems with 287 patients.

Participants
were provided with a telehealth device that included
videoconferencing capabilities with clinicians, messaging features
and the delivery of clinical and study-specific questionnaires.

Depending
on the conditions the patients had, the devices monitored their ECG,
heart rate, spirometry, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body
weight and body temperature, and glucometry were also deployed

Sounds
like a good idea, if it helps keep people out of hospital and in
their own homes.

Sunday, 12 March 2017

Hello everyone, hope you all are having
a good weekend, as usual I have been up since 5am done my morning
exercises and have put the silverside on to cook and have peeled the
spuds and cut them up they are sitting in water ready to be cooked
later.

If you follow me on good ole Facebook
you would know that my computer came up with the blue screen of death
on Friday so I am using Tim's computer, Michael (Kathy's partner) is
coming over with Kathy for lunch today and will look at it, he is the
IT guy in the family. I am not holding out a lot of hope but who
knows.

Told Tim if I do need a new computer I
will not be wanting a $900 one like what he got, in the time I have
had my laptop Tim has had 3 computers each one more expensive. I am
using my tablet for Facebook and to look stuff up online but for
blogging I prefer a computer. It is Tim's computer that I am using
now

I said to Tim yesterday that he used
to complain about the amount of stuff around my computer he is twice
as bad I had to clean off his desk enough to use it. Because Tim has
a large screen he sits further back then I like also he has better
eyesight then me so is able to see the screen better.

Natasha and her dad are bickering about
money again, so she will not be coming today for lunch she needs to
get her knickers out of a twist and see things from her dad's point
of view.

Yesterday I had both Blain and Leo here
for a few hours why you wonder well Jessica and Kelli had a girls
night along with Heather (Kelli's sister) and another friend Cassie,
Blain was picked up by his dad after his father finished work and
Daemon was with his nanna, my sister Sue.

Speaking of Leo he is a sick little boy
not that he was acting that sick yesterday when Blain was here, but
he is sick, he sounds sick as in had a croaky voice not that croaky
this morning as this morning he has no voice at all. So I am
expecting him to have tomorrow off school.

I am having hot cross buns for
breakfast, a brand I have not had before and I am not keen on them
they have very little fruit in them and taste kind bland won't be
buying them again. Yesterday I had a headache for most of the day and
even though I had Leo here, his mum came over to use my thermometer
to check if he had a temp and when it came time to go home for a few
hours before she wanted me to watch him he didn't want to go. So I
had him since midday, anyway because I had a headache Leo let me have
a nap he said he would just watch TV while I slept which is what he
did.

Thursday, 9 March 2017

Hello everyone, it is
4pm on Thursday afternoon and I am at last getting around to writing
a post started it this morning but with one thing or another I forgot
about it and just remembered the clothes in the dryer so will have to
wait a bit longer.

Ok back again after
standing at the dryer for only 5 minutes I was in a lot of pain so
ended up having to bring the laundry in to fold while sitting down.
I like to get the clothes out of the dryer as soon as it is finished
as I do not like ironing and if I get Tim's work shirts out straight
away they don't need to be ironed well they will pass.

This morning I heard a
report about overweight children, seems some idiot, yes I think they
are idiots want teachers are too report fat children to welfare
agencies NO, just no not a good an idea teachers have too much to do
as it is without having to do this as well. Yes overweight children
is an issue but it isn't in my opinion black and white, there could
be medical reasons for the child being heavier then they should, it
just doesn't sit wrong with me how overweight are they talking about
and what one teacher may think is overweight another will think is
ok.

I know some children
who once they got to a certain age would become more interested in
walking to school which caused them to lose weight and some get into
sport as they get a bit older and that helps them lose weight and be
fitter. I feel that the government keeps expecting teachers to do
more and more report this, report that, tell parents they are doing
this or that wrong and lets be honest here generally speaking most
parents are loving and caring and doing the best the know how to do.
They do not need teachers making them feel like they are failures.

Also heard that there
is a call for all renters to be allowed to keep pets, this is also
wrong the landlord should have a right to have no pets as pets can
damage property if the renters do not take care of the property, I am
in favour of being able to have pets but the landlord should be able
to say no if they don't want them in their property.

Last night I had Leo as
I do with it being Wednesday night, for those who don't know I have
him Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday nights while his mum is at Tafe
anyway last night there was a school disco and he wanted to go but I
didn't have money nor did I feel like going out so I told him he
would have to give it a miss. This news put him in a right mood his
mood lasted about 30-45 minutes after which he came to me and said
“sorry nanna for my behaviour” I said it was ok, he said “I
love you but I am still mad with you” I said that is ok he is
allowed to be mad, he then gave me a hug and went to his room turning
and saying again, “love you nanna, but I am still mad”. I was
happy that he came and apologised as not all children would do so
without being told to.

While at the school
this afternoon I got a headache which I still have even though I have
taken pain relief, tonight I will be home alone for a bit after
Jessica takes Leo home and before Tim gets home and tomorrow night
should be the same then on Saturday I will have Leo during the
afternoon and again that night his mum has a girls night planned will
also have Blain for a bit in the afternoon his dad will pick him up
after he finishes work at around 6.30pm as Jessica's girls night is
with Kelli.

Ok I am posting this
now hope all had a good day or have a good day depending on what time
you are reading this.

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Did
you know there are over 1000 sites of Aboriginal
culture and heritage in
the areas of Sydney known as North Sydney, Lane Cove, Willoughby,
Manly and the Northern Beaches Council.

Many
of these sites are found in the cliffs and crags of the Hawkesbury
Sandstone rock formations that make up much of the wider Sydney area.

The
sites are of significance to Aboriginal people because they are
evidence of the past Aboriginal occupation and are valued as a link
with their traditional culture.

There is also great scientific value
in these sites. By studying the shells, stones and bones, we can
learn a great deal about past environments, what plants and animals
were used by people, what tools they used and how they survived.

Sites
are under threat every day from development, vandalism and natural
erosion. Recreational activities like rock climbing can also do
irreparable damage. The sites cannot be replaced, and once they are
destroyed, they are lost forever.

Even
though rock climbing is a relatively low impact sport, some of the
methods used can be damaging to Aboriginal heritage.

Putting
bolts into rock leaves permanent scars and will permanently deface
the site.

Climbing
routes that pass over or adjacent rock art results in scuffing and
wear of the art surfaces and loss of pigments.

Chalk
adheres to rock surfaces and can damage rock art.

Chalk
marks on an Aboriginal site is aesthetically displeasing and deeply
hurtful to Indigenous people.

Repeated
use of a site leads to erosion of archaeological deposits such as
shell middens.

As
all Aboriginal sites in NSW are protected under the National Parks
and Wildlife Act it is an offence to damage or destroy them so
climbing on and around these sites is against the law. Sandstone
overhangs have high potential for Aboriginal heritage and therefore
rock climbing can be seen as a high risk activity that could impact
an Aboriginal site.

Rock
climbing is restricted in many National Parks and Council reserves
for this and other reasons. Rangers and Compliance Officers will take
actions to prosecute climbers if Aboriginal sites are being harmed.

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Ok
today we have some things I saw on Sunrise this morning, first up
there was talk about how the little green and red men at traffic
lights you know what I mean you cross when the little man goes from
red to green well they are now going to change some lights from
little men to little women in skirts, why, really why I don't
understand why councils or government or who ever it is who has
decided to do that would waste money changing the lights to me it is
just a huge waste of money.

I
think most people would feel living in a gated community would be
pretty safe they are protect from the bad guys but on the news this
morning a man was killed by his brother so when the bad guy is your
brother you are not so safe.

A
Melbourne mother has spoken out after she and her infant baby were
told to leave a city bowling alley because the venue was serving
alcohol, she
wanted to catch up with friends and thought Strike Bowling would be a
better place to take her infant daughter than the pub.

“We
could have taken her to the pub, ironically that would have been
legal, but I thought a less suitable environment to have a
three-month-old baby in,” she said.

So
the new mum and her family joined a group of friends at the bowling
alley in central Melbourne on Friday night. But the fun lasted just
half an hour after the group was evicted under liquor licensing laws
when the venue started serving alcohol at 8pm.

“The
reason for the law being in existence is to prevent minors from
purchasing alcohol,”

“Clearly
there’s no chance a three-month-old would be drinking anything
other than milk.”Strike Bowling bans anyone under 18 from the
premises once the bar opens, which is designed “to offer a
protected and safe experience”, according to company policy.

Strike
Bowling did refund the family’s game and has invited them back to
bowl free of charge, I don't know if I would be going back any time
soon if it was me.

Monday, 6 March 2017

Well
here we are at another Monday, so since I don't post over the weekend
Monday's post is just letting you know what happened over the
weekend. So what happened, nothing much, I spent a lot of the time
sleeping. Yeah I just didn't feel 100%, very tired and just not
right can't put my finger on what was wrong, I found myself needed to
go back to bed a few hours after I got up on both Saturday and
Sunday.

In
fact Saturday saw me go to bed for the night at 5.30pm in the
afternoon, I was watching telly with Tim and found myself falling
asleep so decided to go to bed because I am not like some people
(Tim) and just allow myself to fall asleep in front of the telly. If
I find my eyes closing I take myself off to bed.

Sunday
wasn't much better at 10 am I went back to bed for a couple of hours
please note I get up at 5am each morning so at 10am I had been up
for 5 hours and done an hour of exercise on my Wi Fit as I do each
morning. I didn't go to bed too early around 7.30pm which is about
average for me I am a early to bed person.

It
rained all weekend so all the laundry went into the dryer and Kathy
even came over to use the dryer to just finish her clothes off she
needed to make sure Sydney-May's school clothes were dried ready for
school today.

It
is not raining today but there is a brisk wind which makes wearing
shorts leaving your legs cold so I am wearing light weight long pants
today with socks because my feet felt cold without the socks.

So
that is my weekend, today is the start of another week and as usual I
hope it will be a good week not hot, not cold and not too wet,
although before I go I will mention on Friday it pissed down rain
most of the day and I got pretty wet when I got home getting the
shopping out of the car.

Friday, 3 March 2017

So
as you may have told I took Leo to his 6 monthly appointment with his
paediatrician for the first time the appointment was held at the
(JHH)John Hunter Hospital children’s apartment it used to be held
at the old Wallsend Hospital's Kaleidoscope Unit but the JHH is
closer to me so I am ok with the appointment being held there.

Thursday, 2 March 2017

So
I thought today I would share a bit about Australia some of these
facts you may know some you may not know. Today you get another
dozen facts numbers 13 to 24.

13
Australia is very sparsely populated: The UK has 248.25 persons per
square kilometre, while Australia has only 2.66 persons per square
kilometre.14. Australia’s first police force was made up of
the most well-behaved convicts.15. Australia has the highest
electricity prices in the world.16. There were over one million
feral camels in outback Australia, until the government launched the
$19m Feral Camel Management Program, which aims to keep the pest
problem under control.17. Saudi Arabia imports camels from
Australia (mostly for meat production).18. Qantas once powered
an interstate flight with cooking oil.19. Per capita,
Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation.20.
In 1832, 300 female convicts mooned the governor of Tasmania. It was
said that in a “rare moment of collusion with the Convict women,
the ladies in the Governor’s party could not control their
laughter.”

21.
Australia is home to the longest fence in the world. It is 5,614 km
long, and was originally built to keep dingoes away from fertile
land.22. Australia was one of the founding members of the United
Nations.23. Melbourne is considered the sporting capital of the
world, as it has more top level sport available for its citizens
than anywhere else. Narrabri, NSW is Australia’s sportiest
town.24. Before the arrival of humans, Australia was home to
megafauna: three metre tall kangaroos, seven metre long goannas,
horse-sized ducks, and a marsupial lion the size of a leopard. It is
theorised that it was also covered in rainforest before humans
applied a burning style of hunting.